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Early Humans Review Question Practice Test

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Use A for true and B for false and press send. press send. 1.The first part of the Stone Age is also called the Paleolithic Era. True

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2.Permanent settlements were built when people began to domesticate crops and animals. True

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3. Once people adopted agriculture the world population shrank because agriculture provided a less reliable food supply than did hunting and gathering. False

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4. Early humans hunted animals and gathered wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts and may have even scavenged to survive. True

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5. An artifact is a bone that has been imprinted in a rock or stone. False

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6.Early agricultural societies can best be described as nomadic. False

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7. Homo sapiens means wise man True

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8. The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live A. in groups. B. without a spoken language. C. in cold climates. D. in permanent dwellings.

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9. The Neolithic Revolution refers to a time when early humans A. used fire B. began to organize governments. C. developed agriculture. D. migrated from Africa.

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10. Which of the following best defines the word sedentary? A. moving regularly from place to place. B. staying in one place regularly. C. farming. D. eating animals that are already dead by other means.

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11. What is the term used to describe the process by which species (of plant or animal) changes over time to adapt to their environment through natural selection? A.Evolution B.History C.Devolution D.Neolithic Revolution

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12. The earliest civilization originated on which continent? A.Europe B.Africa C.Asia D.Australia

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13. Which of the following geologic changes most likely made the Earths climate better suited to grow plants? A.The creation of mountains. B.The end of the last ice age that lead to a warmer climate. C.The increased friction among the tectonic plates that lead to a warmer climate. D.All of the above

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14. Scholars think early people might have believed in life after death because A.surviving cave art shows the dead being reborn. B.They did not bury their dead. C.Surviving carved figurines from the period seem to be of angels. D.they put food and objects in graves.

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15. Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed? A. People now had to spend all of their time producing food. B. Gender divisions became more blurred since everyone took part in agriculture. C. People could now spend time doing activities other than food production. D. Agricultural societies were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been.

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16. Early humans living during the Stone Age most likely A. lived in small groups and moved to new areas as food became scarce. B. settled in permanent villages for common defense. C. were uninterested in art or music. D. worshipped one common god.

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17. The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called the Neolithic Revolution because it A. coincided with the development of wooden tools. B. changed people from nomads to settlers. C. began the process of global warming. D. began a long period of warfare in the Fertile Crescent.

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18. Agriculture emerged A.after a warming trend resulted in new plants and animals. B.as glaciers moved toward the equator bringing water. C.when religious leaders forced some people to become farmers. D.in the Paleolithic Era.

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19. Study the map titled Early Human Migration. From what continent did early humans migrate? A.Asia B.Italy C.Tanzania D.Africa

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20. According to the map titled Early Human Migration, what part of the world did humans reach last? A.Africa B.Europe C.The Americas D.Australia

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21. All of the earliest civilizations developed near which of the following geographic feature? A.Mountains B.Rivers C.Deserts D.Peninsulas

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22. What led to the emergence of more defined social ranking? A. the growth of settled communities B. the emergence of Neanderthals C. the adoption of a nomadic lifestyle D. migration to the Americas

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23. Where did the worlds first civilizations arise? A.in sub-Saharan Africa B.in sparsely populated areas C.in North America D.along fertile river valleys

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24. An object with ancient writing on it is a A.primary source and a resource. B.primary source and an artifact. C.secondary source and a resource. D.secondary source and an artifact.

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25. Which of the following is the best reason for studying history? A.We can learn the dates of important events. B.We can learn interesting facts about famous people. C.We can learn about ourselves and other people. D.We can hear stories about strange things.

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26. The study of people and the places where they lived is called A.archaeology. B.environmental science. C.human geography. D.history.

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27. Which of the following subjects would interest a physical geographer the least? A.a places' climate B.a mountain range C.a river system D.a country's highways

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28. The type of evidence that an archaeologist would find most useful is a(n) A.artifact. B.primary source. C.secondary source. D.dirt

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29. Which statement best describes the relationship between people and natural environments? A.Natural environments do not affect how people live. B.People cannot change the environments in which they live. C.Environments influence how people live, and people change their environments. D.People do not live in natural environments.

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30. Each of the following is a primary source except A.Photograph B.Diary C.Treaty D.Encyclopedia

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31. The earliest humans lived A.by hunting and gathering their food B.as herders of sheep and other livestock C.alone or in pairs. D.in farming villages along rivers and streams.

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32. The development of farming brought all of the following changes to the lives of early humans except A.the first human-made shelters. B.a larger supply of food. C.the construction of permanent settlements. D.new types of clothing.

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33. The region of the world that was likely occupied last by early humans was A.northern Asia. B.southern Asia. C.North America. D.South America.

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34. Hunter-gathering societies in the Old Stone Age possessed all of the following except A.fire. B.art. C.bone tools. D.religious beliefs.

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35. You know that history is the study of people and events from the past. To learn about prehistory, historians would likely study all of the following except A.graves. B.journals. C.bones. D.art.

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36. A skull from a human who lived during the Neolithic Era would be considered a(n) A.tool. B.artifact. C.fossil. D.Secondary source.

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OLD or NEW

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Wheel

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Hunters and Gatherers

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Lived in caves

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Agriculture

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Used fire

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Made fire

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Stone weapons

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Lived near water

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Fertilizer and plow

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Paleolithic

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Nomads

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Neolithic

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Mesolithic